Tacoma Trademark Attorney
Trademark issues often show up as day-to-day business pressure: a confusingly similar competitor name, a marketplace dispute, a cease-and-desist letter, or uncertainty about whether a brand is safe to scale. We help Tacoma-area businesses and founders protect trademarks, reduce confusion risk, and resolve disputes efficiently—before they become expensive litigation.
The right approach depends on brand strength and use in the real world: goods/services overlap, channels of trade, geographic reach, and evidence of confusion. We help clients navigate registration strategy, enforcement decisions, and negotiated resolutions such as coexistence terms or phased rebranding when needed.
Use the chatbot to understand trademark rights, registration, and dispute strategy
If you’re still evaluating your options, try our custom (experimental) RAG chatbot for general educational information about trademark law—such as common-law rights versus federal registration, likelihood-of-confusion analysis, how cease-and-desist letters are typically handled, and practical settlement tools like coexistence agreements. The chatbot provides general information only and does not offer case-specific legal advice.
About Mitchell
Mitchell D. West is a litigation attorney with Lowe Graham Jones PLLC, combining expertise in litigation with a deep understanding of Seattle’s startup ecosystem. Mitchell has collaborated with innovative companies in software development, digital assets, decentralized physical infastructure, and legal technology.
Mitchell has represented clients in a range of sophisticated disputes, including trade secret litigation involving silicon-carbon anode technology, patent cases spanning plant varieties to thermoforming products, high-stakes business divorces, and trademark disputes resolved through strategic negotiation. While specializing in litigation, Mitchell also advises emerging technology companies on legal challenges to avoid disputes and ensures they succeed when litigation arises.
As part of his commitment to leveraging technology in legal practice, Mitchell developed Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) chatbots trained on a curated set of legal documents he has developed and relies on in his day-to-day practice.The RAG chatbot is hosted on a hybrid decentralized cloud platform that Mitchell actively contributes to.
Learn more about Mitchell at Lowe Graham Jones PLLC.
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Education:
- J.D., Washington University School of Law (Washington University in St. Louis)
- B.A., Quantitative Economics and Political Science, Indiana University
Bar Admissions:
- U.S. District Courts: Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
- 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- All Washington State Courts
Memberships:
- Seattle IP Inn of Court
- Seattle Yacht Club
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or are interested in having a custom RAG chatbot developed for your website, you can reach Mitchell directly by email at west@lowegrahamjones.com or using the form below.